Wolgan Valley, Australian luxury in the Blue Mountains

9 December 2018

Our very first steps on Australia soil lead us straight from Sydney airport out of the city. Destination Wolgan Valley, the One & Only resort a 3 hour drive West into the Blue Mountains. This private conservation & wildlife reserve includes luxury resort facilities. Heritage villas with swimming pool, spa, gym, mountain bikes for mode of transportation and many bush excursions to choose from. We have kangaroos playing in our front yard daily. The light, the surroundings, the staff and the (organic) food: this is the perfect home away from home to get in sync with our new time zone. Let me show you.

Sleep

heritage villas of Wolgan Valley

living room with private pool

our fav kangaroo watching spot on the porch

large luxury bathroom

iKou Organice amenties

large walk-in shower with glass roof

crisp organic cotton

four poster throne

sandstone and local wood

Eat

Miso soup Wolgan Valley style

grilled organic pumpkin for lunch

Amuses. More please!

Luxury lodges look like this

Tempura Shrimps and home pickled cucumber

Paper straws forever

All drinking water comes from the creek

See

Homestead 1832

cicades singing

Where what?

Skippy and friend

wollemi pine tree

eucalyptus bast I

hello sunshine

eucalyptus bast II

Look out point …

disclaimerDuring our #60dayscathaypacificaustraliajourney we are guests of Cathay Pacific. Cathay Pacific has daily flights from Europe to home base Hong Kong, linking to seven (!) Australian destinations. Business class tickets from Amsterdam to Sydney via Hong Kong start from 3995 € all-in. Sleep while flying flat.

Founder and travel journalist Karin Barnhoorn (’63) enjoys life after fifty. She is an avid iPhoneographer.
The sustainable approach on Luxury Travel ticks all her boxes (guilty feeling when flying included). As does golf, wellness and healthy food. Home is the Portuguese countryside Algarve.